The Cambridge world prehistory: v.1: Africa, South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific; v.2: East Asia and the Americas; v.3: West and Central Asia and Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (06) ◽  
pp. 52-2887-52-2887
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
South And Southeast Asia ◽  
The Pacific

Asian Development Outlook Supplement July 2021

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Regional Growth ◽  
Asian Development ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Growth Projection ◽  
Development Outlook

This publication provides updated economic projections for developing Asia and the Pacific. It notes that recovery is underway but that regional growth in 2021 is expected to be 7.2%, which is 0.1% lower than was projected in April. Forecast upgrades for Central Asia and East Asia in 2021 partly offset downgrades for South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. The regional growth projection for 2022 is upgraded from 5.3% to 5.4%.

English in Asia, Asian Englishes, and the issue of proficiency

English Today ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kingsley Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Outer Circle ◽  
Asian Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Basic Issue

ABSTRACTThe contemporary visibility and importance of English throughout the Asian region coupled with the emergence and development of distinct varieties of Asian Englishes have played an important part in the global story of English in recent years. Across Asia, the numbers of people having at least a functional command of the language have grown exponentially over the last four decades, and current changes in the sociolinguistic realities of the region are often so rapid that it is difficult for academic commentators to keep pace. One basic issue in the telling of this story is the question of what it is we mean by the term ‘Asia’, itself a word of contested etymology, whose geographical reference has ranged in application from the Middle East to Central Asia, and from the Indian sub-continent to Japan and Korea. In this article, my discussion will focus on the countries of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, as it is in these regions that we find not only the greatest concentration of ‘outer-circle’ English-using societies but also a number of the most populous English-learning and English-knowing nations in the world.

scholarly journals Identification of genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms among geographically diverse radish accessions

DNA Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroto Kobayashi ◽  
Kenta Shirasawa ◽  
Nobuko Fukino ◽  
Hideki Hirakawa ◽  
Takashi Akanuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Near East ◽  
Dna Polymorphisms ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
South And Southeast Asia ◽  
Snp Data ◽  
Genome Wide

Abstract Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is cultivated around the world as a vegetable crop and exhibits diverse morphological and physiological features. DNA polymorphisms are responsible for differences in traits among cultivars. In this study, we determined genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) among geographically diverse radish accessions using the double-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (ddRAD-Seq) method. A total of 52,559 SNPs was identified in a collection of over 500 radish accessions (cultivated and wild) from East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, and the Occident and Near East. In addition, 2,624 SNP sites without missing data (referred to as common SNP sites) were identified among 510 accessions. Genetic diversity analyses, based on the common SNP sites, divided the cultivated radish accessions into four main groups, each derived from four geographical areas (Japan, East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, and the Occident and Near East). Furthermore, we discuss the origin of cultivated radish and its migration from the West to East Asia. SNP data generated in this work will facilitate further genetic studies on the radish breeding and production of DNA markers.

The Japanese Period in Indochina and the Coup of 9 March 1945

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph B. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
German Government ◽  
German Army ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Japanese Military

For the greater part of the period from 1940 to 1945, French Indochina occupied a peculiar place in the Co-Prosperity Sphere of Great East Asia. Following the capitulation of France before the German army in June 1940, the northern part of Indochina became the first area in Southeast Asia to admit Japanese troops — at that stage, as an extension of the Japanese campaign in southern China. In July 1941 the Japanese advance into southern Indochina marked the first step towards a full-scale attack on European and American possessions in the whole region, which materialized in December 1941. But this military advance into Indochina, precisely because it took place before the general assault on Southeast Asia and the Pacific, had to be achieved by means of agreements and treaties with an established government. These were possible only because the French in Indochina decided to recognize the pro-German government at Vichy, so that the Japanese were able to apply diplomatic pressure both in France and at Hanoi. Once the agreements had been made, the Japanese saw no need to change the basis of their occupation of Indochina even after December 1941; they were by then preoccupied with establishing their presence in other areas. Consequently they continued to recognize the French administration in Indochina and to maintain diplomatic relations with it, so long as diplomatic pressure was sufficient to ensure that Japanese military needs were fully met.

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